1966N - Week 3
Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys
At The Cotton Bowl Sunday, September 25, 1966
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota Vikings 0 0 3 10 13
Dallas Cowboys 7 10 3 0 20
Scoring Plays Vikings Cowboys
1st Quarter
Cowboys 4:15 B.Hayes 26 yard pass from D.Meredith ( D.Villanueva kick ) ( 6-87, 3:44 ) 0 7
2nd Quarter
Cowboys 11:41 B.Dial 15 yard pass from D.Meredith ( D.Villanueva kick ) ( 7-75, 3:10 ) 0 14
Cowboys 7:41 D.Villanueva 31 yard field goal ( 3-26, 2:14 ) 0 17
3rd Quarter
Vikings 2:33 F.Cox 15 yard field goal ( 6-47, 2:45 ) 3 17
Cowboys 0:16 D.Villanueva 36 yard field goal ( 6-39, 2:17 ) 3 20
4th Quarter
Vikings 10:10 F.Cox 27 yard field goal ( 6-17, 2:45 ) 6 20
Vikings 2:01 F.Tarkenton 1 yard run ( F.Cox kick ) ( 11-41, 2:11 ) 13 20

MVP: Bob Hayes WR\PR (Dallas)
Receiving: 2 Catches, 52 Yds, 1 TD, Returns: 6 Yds.

Unavailable
MIN: T.Mason (HB\PR), M.Fitzgerald (KR\DB), L.Rentzel (KR\PR)
DAL: None
In-Game Injuries
MIN: None.
DAL: None.
Temp: 85°. Cloudy with Rain. No Wind
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Minnesota Vikings Dallas Cowboys
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 2:00 MIN 23 3 8 Punt 13:00 3:53 DAL 40 6 30 Missed FG
9:07 1:08 MIN 20 3 4 Punt 7:59 3:44 DAL 13 6 87 Touchdown
4:15 1:43 MIN 13 3 0 Punt 2:32 1:46 DAL 41 5 13 Interception
0:46 0:55 MIN 45 3 3 Punt 14:51 3:10 DAL 25 7 75 Touchdown
11:41 1:46 MIN 5 3 4 Punt 9:55 2:14 50 3 26 Field Goal
7:41 1:20 MIN 41 3 4 Punt 6:21 1:05 DAL 31 3 -1 Punt
5:16 1:36 MIN 33 3 -3 Punt 3:40 0:29 DAL 39 3 15 Interception
3:11 2:45 MIN 44 10 31 Missed FG 0:26 0:26 DAL 20 1 -1 End of Half
13:44 2:10 MIN 23 3 8 Punt 15:00 1:16 DAL 33 3 -7 Punt
10:18 3:09 MIN 42 6 38 Interception 11:34 1:16 DAL 30 3 -4 Punt
5:18 2:45 MIN 45 6 47 Field Goal 7:09 1:51 DAL 21 3 3 Punt
0:16 1:11 MIN 19 3 -6 Punt 2:33 2:17 DAL 32 6 39 Field Goal
12:55 2:45 DAL 37 6 17 Field Goal 14:05 1:10 MIN 43 3 -1 Blocked Punt
7:28 3:07 MIN 14 11 43 Downs 10:10 2:42 DAL 40 3 6 Punt
4:12 2:11 DAL 41 11 41 Touchdown 4:21 0:09 DAL 43 1 -2 Fumble
2:01 2:01 DAL 41 4 8 Downs
30:31 MIN 33 77 239 29:29 DAL 35 60 286
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Minnesota Vikings 5:37 7:36 8:20 8:58 30:31
Dallas Cowboys 9:23 7:24 6:40 6:02 29:29
Team Statistics Vikings Cowboys
Total Points 13 20
1st Downs 18 14
Rushing 5 5
Passing 8 6
Penalty 5 3
3rd-Down Conversions 8-22 1-11
4th-Down Conversions 1-2 0-1
Penalties-Yards 8-80 7-51
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Time Of Pos. 30:31 29:29
Total Net Yards 232 247
Total Plays 78 60
Average Gain 3.0 4.1
Net Yards Rushing 86 101
Rushes 35 35
Avg. Per Rush 2.5 2.9
Net Yards Passing 146 146
Completions 18 10
Attempts 41 25
Completion % 43.9 40.0
Yards Per Completion 9.0 14.6
Times Sacked 2 0
Had Intercepted 1 2
Touchdowns 1 2
Rushing 1 0
Passing 0 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 1-1 2-2
Field Goals 2-3 2-3
Minnesota Vikings Dallas Cowboys
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Bill Brown 21 54 2.6 9 0 Dan Reeves 16 72 4.5 30 0
Jim Lindsey 7 14 2.0 6 0 Don Perkins 16 23 1.4 4 0
Fran Tarkenton 5 14 2.8 7 1 Don Meredith 2 -3 -1.5 0 0
Dave Osborn 2 4 2.0 3 0 Frank Clarke 1 9 9.0 9 0
Totals 35 86 2.5 9 1 Totals 35 101 2.9 30 0
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Fran Tarkenton 40 17 155 2 16 0 22 1 43 Don Meredith 25 10 146 0 0 2 26 2 53
Bob Berry 1 1 7 0 0 0 7 0 96
Totals 41 18 162 2 16 0 22 1 45 Totals 25 10 146 0 0 2 26 2 53
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Paul Flatley 6 77 12.8 22 0 Buddy Dial 3 37 12.3 15 1
Jim Lindsey 5 36 7.2 16 0 Dan Reeves 3 27 9.0 15 0
Preston Carpenter 3 28 9.3 12 0 Bob Hayes 2 52 26.0 26 1
Bill Brown 2 2 1.0 3 0 Frank Clarke 1 13 13.0 13 0
Tom Hall 2 19 9.5 12 0 Pettis Norman 1 17 17.0 17 0
Totals 18 162 9.0 22 0 Totals 10 146 14.6 26 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Lonnie Warwick 7 - - - - 1 - 1 - Chuck Howley 14 - - - 1 - - - -
Gary Larsen 5 - - - - - - - - Lee Roy Jordan 9 - - - - 3 - - -
Don Hansen 4 - - - - - - 1 - Cornell Green 7 - - - - - - - -
Ed Sharockman 4 - - - - - - 1 - Mike A. Johnson 4 - - - - - - - -
Dave Tobey 4 - - - - 2 - 1 - Jim Colvin 4 - - - - 1 - - -
Jerry Shay 3 - - - - 1 - - - Obert Logan 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Karl Kassulke 3 1 33 - - - - 2 - Dave Edwards 3 - - - - - - - -
Jeff F. Jordan 3 - - - - - - - 1 Bob Lilly 3 - - - - - - - -
Roy Winston 3 - - - - 1 - - - Mike Gaechter 3 1 9 - - - - 1 -
Paul Dickson 3 - - - - - - - - Mel Renfro 3 - - - - - - - -
John Kirby 2 - - - - - - - - Warren Livingston 3 - - - - - - - -
Earsell Mackbee 2 - - - - - - - - Harold Hays 2 - - - - - - - -
Carl Eller 2 - - - - 1 - - - George Andrie 2 - - - 1 - - - -
George Rose 1 - - - - - - - - Dick Daniels 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Jim Marshall 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 Bill Sandeman 1 - - - - - - - -
Dale Hackbart - 1 7 - - - - 1 - Willie Townes 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Jerry Tubbs 1 - - - - - - - -
Larry Stephens - - - - - - 1 - -
Totals 47 2 40 - - 7 - 7 2 Totals 66 1 9 - 2 5 1 3 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Fran Tarkenton 1 0 0 0 0 Dan Reeves 1 0 0 0 0
Jim Lindsey 0 0 1 0 0 Don Meredith 1 1 1 0 3
Jim Marshall 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 1 0 1 1 0 Totals 2 1 1 0 3
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Bobby Walden 9 357 39.7 0 1 63 Danny Villanueva 6 195 32.5 0 1 51
Totals 9 357 39.7 0 1 63 Totals 6 195 32.5 0 1 51
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Ed Sharockman 3 4 1.3 1 10 0 Mel Renfro 3 21 7.0 1 14 0
Bob Hayes 1 6 6.0 1 6 0
Totals 3 4 1.3 1 10 0 Totals 4 27 6.8 2 14 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Tom Hall 3 53 17.7 27 0 Walt Garrison 2 57 28.5 29 0
Phil King 2 10 5.0 8 0 Mel Renfro 1 26 26.0 26 0
Totals 5 63 12.6 27 0 Totals 3 83 27.7 29 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Fred Cox 3 2 27 1 1 Danny Villanueva 3 2 36 2 2
Totals 3 2 27 1 1 Totals 3 2 36 2 2

 

Dallas Cowboys
15:00 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 53 yards to MIN 7. Tom Hall to MIN 23 for 16 yards.
Minnesota Vikings
14:51 1 & 10 MIN 23 Bill Brown Inside to MIN 23 for 0 yards. BAL
14:02 2 & 10 MIN 23 Bill Brown Draw to MIN 29 for 6 yards. BLB
13:17 3 & 4 MIN 29 Fran Tarkenton P/A - flare to Jim Lindsey to MIN 31 for 2 yards. (Jim Lindsey Injured) INJURY TIMEOUT PAS
13:09 4 & 2 MIN 31 Bobby Walden punts 29 yards to DAL 40. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Dallas Cowboys
13:00 1 & 10 DAL 40 Dan Reeves Inside to MIN 48 for 12 yards. R1 PAS
12:16 1 & 10 MIN 48 Don Meredith P/A - medium to Buddy Dial to MIN 39 for 9 yards. AP
11:30 2 & 1 MIN 39 Don Perkins Outside to MIN 37 for 2 yards. R2 RBL
10:43 1 & 10 MIN 37 Dan Reeves Outside to MIN 30 for 7 yards. SM
10:05 2 & 3 MIN 30 Don Perkins Inside to MIN 30 for 0 yards. RBL
9:17 3 & 3 MIN 30 Don Meredith medium short incomplete to Pettis Norman. PAS
9:11 4 & 3 MIN 30 Danny Villanueva 37 yard field goal is No Good
Minnesota Vikings
9:07 1 & 10 MIN 20 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium incomplete to Paul Flatley. AP
9:01 2 & 10 MIN 20 Bill Brown Inside to MIN 24 for 4 yards. BFS
8:15 3 & 6 MIN 24 Fran Tarkenton medium short incomplete to Bill Brown. B+R
8:07 4 & 6 MIN 24 Bobby Walden punts 63 yards to DAL 13. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Dallas Cowboys
7:59 1 & 10 DAL 13 Don Perkins Outside to DAL 17 for 4 yards. AP
7:14 2 & 6 DAL 17 Don Meredith P/A - medium long to Bob Hayes to DAL 43 for 26 yards. P1 AP
6:34 1 & 10 DAL 43 Dan Reeves Inside to MIN 44 for 13 yards. R3 PAS
5:56 1 & 10 MIN 44 Dan Reeves Inside to MIN 39 for 5 yards. ZON
5:07 2 & 5 MIN 39 Don Meredith P/A - medium short to Buddy Dial to MIN 26 for 13 yards. P2 ZON
4:23 1 & 10 MIN 26 Don Meredith medium long to Bob Hayes for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 6 P3 RBL
4:15 MIN 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is Good 0 - 7
4:15 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 57 yards to MIN 3. Tom Hall to MIN 13 for 10 yards.
Minnesota Vikings
4:06 1 & 10 MIN 13 Fran Tarkenton screen incomplete to Bill Brown. PAS
3:59 2 & 10 MIN 13 Fran Tarkenton sacked by Chuck Howley to MIN 6 for -7 yards. BLB
3:17 3 & 17 MIN 6 Bill Brown Draw to MIN 13 for 7 yards. ZON
2:41 4 & 10 MIN 13 Bobby Walden punts 49 yards to DAL 38. Mel Renfro to DAL 41 for 3 yards. NOR
Dallas Cowboys
2:32 1 & 10 DAL 41 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 41 for 0 yards. AP
1:54 2 & 10 DAL 41 Don Meredith medium short to Frank Clarke pushed ob at MIN 46 for 13 yards. P4 AP
1:46 1 & 10 MIN 46 Don Meredith P/A - medium incomplete to Dan Reeves. RBL
1:38 2 & 10 MIN 46 Don Perkins Outside to MIN 46 for 0 yards. BLB
0:53 3 & 10 MIN 46 Don Meredith medium intended for Bob Hayes. INTERCEPTED by Dale Hackbart at MIN 38.
Dale Hackbart to MIN 45 for 7 yards. ZON
Minnesota Vikings
0:46 1 & 10 MIN 45 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium incomplete to Paul Flatley. B+R
0:37 2 & 10 MIN 45 Play Flagged Dead BLB
PENALTY on Minnesota, False start, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 45, No play.
0:37 2 & 15 MIN 40 Fran Tarkenton medium to Preston Carpenter to MIN 48 for 8 yards. ZON
0:01 3 & 7 MIN 48 Fran Tarkenton flare incomplete to Bill Brown. BAL
15:00 4 & 7 MIN 48 Bobby Walden punts 33 yards to DAL 19. Bob Hayes pushed ob at DAL 25 for 6 yards. NOR
Dallas Cowboys
14:51 1 & 10 DAL 25 Don Meredith screen to Dan Reeves to DAL 30 for 5 yards. ZON
14:04 2 & 5 DAL 30 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 33 for 3 yards. AP
13:29 3 & 2 DAL 33 Dan Reeves Outside to DAL 37 for 4 yards. X1 AP
PENALTY on Minnesota, Flagrant face mask, 15 yards, enforced at DAL 37.
13:21 1 & 10 MIN 48 Don Perkins Outside to MIN 46 for 2 yards. AP
12:35 2 & 8 MIN 46 Don Meredith medium short to Pettis Norman to MIN 29 for 17 yards. X2 BLB
PENALTY on Minnesota, Flagrant face mask, 14 yards, enforced at MIN 29.
12:28 1 & 10 MIN 15 Don Perkins Inside to MIN 15 for 0 yards. PAS
11:50 2 & 10 MIN 15 Don Meredith P/A - medium to Buddy Dial for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 13 P5 B+R
11:41 MIN 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is Good 0 - 14
11:41 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 57 yards to MIN 3. Phil King pushed ob at MIN 5 for 2 yards.
Minnesota Vikings
11:34 1 & 10 MIN 5 Jim Lindsey Inside to MIN 5 for 0 yards. PAS
10:51 2 & 10 MIN 5 Fran Tarkenton P/A - long incomplete to Paul Flatley. BFS
10:40 3 & 10 MIN 5 Bill Brown Draw to MIN 9 for 4 yards. PAS
10:02 4 & 6 MIN 9 Bobby Walden punts 41 yards to Midfield . Ball rolls out of bounds. RET
Dallas Cowboys
9:55 1 & 10 50 Don Meredith P/A - medium long incomplete to Bob Hayes. X3 PAS
PENALTY on Minnesota, Pass interference, 17 yards, enforced at Midfield , No play.
9:45 1 & 10 MIN 33 Dan Reeves Outside to MIN 32 for 1 yard. FUMBLE
Recovered by Don Meredith (DAL), Returned to MIN 29 for 3 yards. SM
9:08 2 & 6 MIN 29 Dan Reeves Outside to MIN 25 for 4 yards. AP
8:29 3 & 2 MIN 25 Don Perkins Inside to MIN 24 for 1 yard. RBL
7:45 4 & 1 MIN 24 Danny Villanueva 31 yard field goal is Good 0 - 17
7:41 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 46 yards to MIN 14. Tom Hall to MIN 41 for 27 yards.
Minnesota Vikings
7:32 1 & 10 MIN 41 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 45 for 4 yards. AP
6:50 2 & 6 MIN 45 Fran Tarkenton long incomplete to Jim Phillips. AP
6:38 3 & 6 MIN 45 Fran Tarkenton medium short incomplete to Preston Carpenter. AP
6:29 4 & 6 MIN 45 Bobby Walden punts 38 yards to DAL 17. Mel Renfro pushed ob at DAL 31 for 14 yards. NOR
Dallas Cowboys
6:21 1 & 10 DAL 31 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 30 for -1 yards. SM
5:40 2 & 11 DAL 30 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Don Perkins. PAS
5:34 3 & 11 DAL 30 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Pete Gent. PAS
5:25 4 & 11 DAL 30 Danny Villanueva punts 36 yards to MIN 34. Ed Sharockman to MIN 33 for -1 yards. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
5:16 1 & 10 MIN 33 Dave Osborn Outside to MIN 36 for 3 yards. RUN
4:38 2 & 7 MIN 36 Fran Tarkenton sacked by George Andrie to MIN 27 for -9 yards. AP
3:57 3 & 16 MIN 27 Fran Tarkenton flare to Bill Brown pushed ob at MIN 30 for 3 yards. ZON
3:48 4 & 13 MIN 30 Bobby Walden punts 31 yards to DAL 39. Fair catch by Bob Hayes. NOR
Dallas Cowboys
3:40 1 & 10 DAL 39 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Pettis Norman. PAS
3:32 2 & 10 DAL 39 Don Meredith medium to Dan Reeves pushed ob at MIN 46 for 15 yards. P6 AP
PENALTY on Minnesota, Holding. Declined
3:23 1 & 10 MIN 46 Don Meredith long intended for Bob Hayes. INTERCEPTED by Karl Kassulke at MIN 11.
Karl Kassulke pushed ob at MIN 44 for 33 yards. AP
Minnesota Vikings
3:11 1 & 10 MIN 44 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 43 for -1 yards. B+R
2:34 2 & 11 MIN 43 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 46 for 3 yards. B+R
2:00 3 & 8 MIN 46 Bill Brown Outside pushed ob at DAL 46 for 8 yards. R1 PAS
1:51 1 & 10 DAL 46 Fran Tarkenton QB Scramble to DAL 45 for 1 yard. TIMEOUT Minnesota RUN
1:40 2 & 9 DAL 45 Jim Lindsey Outside pushed ob at DAL 47 for -2 yards. B+R
1:33 3 & 11 DAL 47 Fran Tarkenton medium to Paul Flatley to DAL 25 for 22 yards. P1 BLB
1:22 1 & 10 DAL 25 Fran Tarkenton throws the football away to kill the clock BLB
1:11 2 & 10 DAL 25 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium incomplete to Jim Lindsey. X1 PAS
PENALTY on Dallas, Holding, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 25, No play.
1:03 1 & 10 DAL 20 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Tom Hall. AP
0:56 2 & 10 DAL 20 Jim Lindsey Outside to DAL 20 for 0 yards. PAS
0:37 3 & 10 DAL 20 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Tom Hall. ZON
0:30 4 & 10 DAL 20 Play Flagged Dead
PENALTY on Minnesota, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 20, No play.
0:30 4 & 15 DAL 25 Fred Cox 32 yard field goal is No Good
Dallas Cowboys
0:26 1 & 10 DAL 20 Don Meredith QB Kneel to DAL 19 for -1 yards. ZON
Minnesota Vikings
15:00 MIN 40 Fred Cox kicks 55 yards to DAL 5. Walt Garrison to DAL 33 for 28 yards.
Dallas Cowboys
14:51 1 & 10 DAL 33 Don Meredith screen incomplete to Frank Clarke. PAS
14:44 2 & 10 DAL 33 Don Meredith medium short incomplete to Buddy Dial. ZON
14:35 3 & 10 DAL 33 Don Perkins Draw to DAL 26 for -7 yards. BLB
13:53 4 & 17 DAL 26 Danny Villanueva punts 51 yards to MIN 23. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
13:44 1 & 10 MIN 23 Jim Lindsey Outside to MIN 29 for 6 yards. PAS
13:00 2 & 4 MIN 29 Fran Tarkenton quick toss to Paul Flatley to MIN 30 for 1 yard. RUN
12:25 3 & 3 MIN 30 Dave Osborn Outside to MIN 31 for 1 yard. B+R
11:41 4 & 2 MIN 31 Bobby Walden punts 43 yards to DAL 26. Mel Renfro to DAL 30 for 4 yards. NOR
Dallas Cowboys
11:34 1 & 10 DAL 30 Don Perkins Outside to DAL 32 for 2 yards. ZON
10:45 2 & 8 DAL 32 Dan Reeves Outside pushed ob at DAL 31 for -1 yards. B+R
10:36 3 & 9 DAL 31 Play Flagged Dead BAL
PENALTY on Dallas, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 31, No play.
10:36 3 & 14 DAL 26 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Bob Hayes. SM
10:27 4 & 14 DAL 26 Danny Villanueva punts 42 yards to MIN 32. Ed Sharockman pushed ob at MIN 42 for 10 yards. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
10:18 1 & 10 MIN 42 Jim Lindsey Inside to MIN 44 for 2 yards. BAL
9:37 2 & 8 MIN 44 Fran Tarkenton flare to Jim Lindsey to DAL 46 for 10 yards. P2 BFS
8:58 1 & 10 DAL 46 Fran Tarkenton medium to Paul Flatley to DAL 37 for 9 yards. (Paul Flatley Shaken Up) INJURY TIMEOUT B+R
8:52 2 & 1 DAL 37 Play Flagged Dead RUN
PENALTY on Minnesota, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 37, No play.
8:52 2 & 6 DAL 42 Jim Lindsey Inside to DAL 38 for 4 yards. AP
8:06 3 & 2 DAL 38 Jim Lindsey Outside to DAL 34 for 4 yards. R2 RUN
7:26 1 & 10 DAL 34 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium incomplete to Tom Hall. X2 PAS
PENALTY on Dallas, Pass interference, 14 yards, enforced at DAL 34, No play.
7:17 1 & 10 DAL 20 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium intended for Jim Lindsey. INTERCEPTED by Mike Gaechter at DAL 12.
Mike Gaechter to DAL 21 for 9 yards. PAS
Dallas Cowboys
7:09 1 & 10 DAL 21 Dan Reeves Outside to DAL 21 for 0 yards. PAS
6:24 2 & 10 DAL 21 Don Meredith screen to Dan Reeves to DAL 28 for 7 yards. AP
5:36 3 & 3 DAL 28 Dan Reeves Outside pushed ob at DAL 24 for -4 yards. RBL
5:26 4 & 7 DAL 24 Danny Villanueva punts 31 yards to MIN 45. Fair catch by Ed Sharockman. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
5:18 1 & 10 MIN 45 Bill Brown Inside to DAL 47 for 8 yards. PAS
4:35 2 & 2 DAL 47 Bill Brown Inside to DAL 43 for 4 yards. X3 BAL
PENALTY on Dallas, Holding, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 43.
4:27 1 & 10 DAL 38 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium short to Tom Hall pushed ob at DAL 26 for 12 yards. P3 AP
4:19 1 & 10 DAL 26 Fran Tarkenton medium short to Jim Lindsey to DAL 10 for 16 yards. P4 PAS
3:37 1 & GL DAL 10 Bill Brown Inside to DAL 8 for 2 yards. B+R
2:54 2 & GL DAL 8 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium short incomplete to Jim Lindsey. AP
2:46 3 & GL DAL 8 Fran Tarkenton medium short incomplete to Tom Hall. AP
2:37 4 & GL DAL 8 Fred Cox 15 yard field goal is Good 3 - 17
2:33 MIN 40 Fred Cox kicks 57 yards to DAL 3. Walt Garrison to DAL 32 for 29 yards.
Dallas Cowboys
2:22 1 & 10 DAL 32 Dan Reeves Outside pushed ob at MIN 38 for 30 yards. R4 PAS
2:10 1 & 10 MIN 38 Don Perkins Inside to MIN 37 for 1 yard. RUN
1:29 2 & 9 MIN 37 Frank Clarke end-around to MIN 28 for 9 yards. R5 AP
0:49 1 & 10 MIN 28 Dan Reeves Outside pushed ob at MIN 29 for -1 yards. RUN
0:39 2 & 11 MIN 29 Don Meredith P/A - medium incomplete to Don Perkins. BLB
0:30 3 & 11 MIN 29 Don Meredith medium long incomplete to Bob Hayes. ZON
0:20 4 & 11 MIN 29 Danny Villanueva 36 yard field goal is Good 3 - 20
0:16 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 49 yards to MIN 11. Phil King pushed ob at MIN 19 for 8 yards.
Minnesota Vikings
0:07 1 & 10 MIN 19 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 19 for 0 yards. PAS
15:00 2 & 10 MIN 19 Fran Tarkenton flare to Bill Brown to MIN 18 for -1 yards. B+R
14:21 3 & 11 MIN 18 Bill Brown Draw to MIN 27 for 9 yards. PAS
PENALTY on Minnesota, Personal foul, 14 yards, enforced at MIN 27.
14:14 4 & 16 MIN 13 Bobby Walden punts 30 yards to MIN 43. Fair catch by Mel Renfro. NOR
Dallas Cowboys
14:05 1 & 10 MIN 43 Don Perkins Inside to MIN 39 for 4 yards. BLB
13:17 2 & 6 MIN 39 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Dan Reeves. AP
13:10 3 & 6 MIN 39 Play Flagged Dead SM
PENALTY on Dallas, False start, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 39, No play.
13:10 3 & 11 MIN 44 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Bob Hayes. PAS
13:01 4 & 11 MIN 44 Danny Villanueva punt is blocked at DAL 37. Recovered by Paul Dickson (MIN) to DAL 37 for 0 yards. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
12:55 1 & 10 DAL 37 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium incomplete to Paul Flatley. AP
12:47 2 & 10 DAL 37 Bill Brown Inside to DAL 36 for 1 yard. AP
12:00 3 & 9 DAL 36 Play Flagged Dead B+R
PENALTY on Minnesota, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 36, No play.
11:51 3 & 14 DAL 41 Fran Tarkenton medium long to Paul Flatley pushed ob at DAL 23 for 18 yards. P5 PAS
11:41 1 & 10 DAL 23 Fran Tarkenton screen to Jim Lindsey to DAL 22 for 1 yard. AP
11:02 2 & 9 DAL 22 Bill Brown Outside to DAL 20 for 2 yards. BLB
10:21 3 & 7 DAL 20 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Jim Phillips. B+R
10:14 4 & 7 DAL 20 Fred Cox 27 yard field goal is Good 6 - 20
10:10 MIN 40 Fred Cox kicks 46 yards to DAL 14. Mel Renfro to DAL 40 for 26 yards.
Dallas Cowboys
9:59 1 & 10 DAL 40 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 44 for 4 yards. AP
9:14 2 & 6 DAL 44 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 47 for 3 yards. AP
8:26 3 & 3 DAL 47 Dan Reeves Outside to DAL 46 for -1 yards. AP
7:37 4 & 4 DAL 46 Danny Villanueva punts 35 yards to MIN 19. Ed Sharockman to MIN 14 for -5 yards. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
7:28 1 & 10 MIN 14 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 12 for -2 yards. AP
6:50 2 & 12 MIN 12 Fran Tarkenton screen to Jim Lindsey pushed ob at MIN 19 for 7 yards. BLB
6:43 3 & 5 MIN 19 Fran Tarkenton QB Run to MIN 26 for 7 yards. R3 AP
6:04 1 & 10 MIN 26 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium to Paul Flatley to MIN 38 for 12 yards. P6 AP
5:40 1 & 10 MIN 38 Fran Tarkenton medium to Preston Carpenter pushed ob at MIN 46 for 8 yards. AP
5:31 2 & 2 MIN 46 Bill Brown Outside pushed ob at MIN 45 for -1 yards. BFS
5:23 3 & 3 MIN 45 Bob Berry medium short to Tom Hall to DAL 48 for 7 yards. P7 RUN
5:06 1 & 10 DAL 48 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium long incomplete to Paul Flatley. AP
4:59 2 & 10 DAL 48 Fran Tarkenton QB Scramble pushed ob at DAL 43 for 5 yards. BAL
4:48 3 & 5 DAL 43 Fran Tarkenton drops the snap.
Recovered by Jim Lindsey (MIN). B+R
4:30 4 & 5 DAL 43 Fran Tarkenton medium short incomplete to Preston Carpenter. B+R
Dallas Cowboys
4:21 1 & 10 DAL 43 Don Meredith QB Run to DAL 41 for -2 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Jim Marshall (MIN). RBL
Minnesota Vikings
4:12 1 & 10 DAL 41 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium incomplete to Preston Carpenter. PAS
4:03 2 & 10 DAL 41 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium to Preston Carpenter to DAL 29 for 12 yards. P8 BLB
3:37 1 & 10 DAL 29 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Paul Flatley. BLB
3:29 2 & 10 DAL 29 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Jim Lindsey. SM
3:23 3 & 10 DAL 29 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Paul Flatley. X4 ZON
PENALTY on Dallas, Pass interference, 12 yards, enforced at DAL 29, No play.
3:14 1 & 10 DAL 17 Bill Brown Draw to DAL 25 for -8 yards. TIMEOUT Minnesota BFS
3:03 2 & 18 DAL 25 Fran Tarkenton medium long to Paul Flatley pushed ob at DAL 10 for 15 yards. PAS
2:54 3 & 3 DAL 10 Bill Brown Draw to DAL 8 for 2 yards. TIMEOUT Minnesota AP
2:44 4 & 1 DAL 8 Bill Brown Inside to DAL 6 for 2 yards. R4 B+R
2:33 1 & GL DAL 6 Fran Tarkenton throws the football away to kill the clock B+R
2:24 2 & GL DAL 6 Fran Tarkenton medium short incomplete to Tom Hall. PAS
2:16 3 & GL DAL 6 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Tom Hall. X5 BFS
PENALTY on Dallas, Pass interference, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 6, No play.
2:08 1 & GL DAL 1 Fran Tarkenton QB Run for 1 yard. TOUCHDOWN 12 - 20 R5 RUN
2:01 DAL 2 Fred Cox extra point is Good 13 - 20
2:01 MIN 40 Onside Kickoff by Fred Cox. Recovered by Dallas at DAL 41.
Dallas Cowboys
1:52 1 & 10 DAL 41 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 45 for 4 yards. TIMEOUT Minnesota RBL
1:42 2 & 6 DAL 45 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 45 for 0 yards. AP
0:55 3 & 6 DAL 45 Don Perkins Outside to DAL 49 for 4 yards. AP
0:08 4 & 2 DAL 49 Don Meredith Hail Mary incomplete to Pete Gent. RBL